https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qg80DoMlZU For NBA fans, grumbly and otherwise, the wait is almost over. The Finals, finally, begin tonight. The grumbling has accompanied the Cleveland Cavaliers' and Golden State Warriors' respective romps through the postseason. Golden State is 12-0 and has won those 12 playoff games by an average of more than 16 points. Cleveland is 12-1 ... and has annihilated opponents at a slightly lower clip – a 15 point average margin of victory. THE NBA IS DOOMED!! IT'S TWO SUPERTEAMS AND NO ONE ELSE!! So goes the argument heard throughout the 2017 playoffs. Sure, there's been a John Wall highlight here: Or a Giannis Antetokounmpo highlight there: But those were moments – and no players, nor teams came close to stringing enough moments together to threaten Cleveland and Golden State. So here they are. And for the next two weeks, or however long it takes to decide which superteam is super-er, the caterwauling is bound to turn to purring, frequently interrupted
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